Big Questions—and a Few Answers—Coming Out of the Detroit Auto Show
Thanks to a welcome shift in location, to downtown Motor City, the next auto show is 18 months away. Plenty of time for the automotive landscape to shift, says Dan Neil. Here’s what to expect
In a boon for the city of Detroit, the North American International Auto Show will be moved from January to June, and from the charmless chasm of Cobo Center into the streets of a very happening downtown core. The city is already prepping exhibition space for the first summer show, in 2020, the week after IndyCar’s Belle Isle race. Show organizers will line up cars along the riverfront and create an “auto plaza” around Jefferson and Woodward avenues, like a new-car concours d’elegance. Brilliant.
Which only leaves us to survive...